Assessment of user needs of primary biodiversity data: Analysis, concerns, and challenges

Authors

  • Arturo H. Ariño University of Navarra
  • Vishwas Chavan Global Biodiversity Information Facility Secretariat
  • Daniel P. Faith Australian Museum

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.17161/bi.v8i2.4094

Keywords:

Content Needs Assessment, primary biodiversity data, statistics, survey

Abstract

A Content Needs Assessment (CNA) survey has been conducted in order to determine what GBIF-mediated data users may be using, what they would be using if available, and what they need in terms of primary biodiversity data records. The survey was launched in 2009 in six languages, and collected more than 700 individual responses. Analysis of the responses showed some lack of awareness about the availability of accessible primary data, and pointed out some types of data in high demand for linking to distribution and taxonomical data now derived from the GBIF cache. A notable example was linkages to molecular data. Also, the CNA survey uncovered some biases in the design of user needs surveys, by showing demographic and linguistic effects that may have influenced the distribution of responses received in analogous surveys conducted at the global scale.

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Author Biographies

  • Arturo H. Ariño, University of Navarra
    Professor of Ecology Department of Zoology and Ecology
  • Vishwas Chavan, Global Biodiversity Information Facility Secretariat
    Senior Program Officer for Digitization
  • Daniel P. Faith, Australian Museum
    Principal Research Scientist

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Published

2013-07-09

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Articles (peer-reviewed)

How to Cite

Ariño, Arturo H., Vishwas Chavan, and Daniel P. Faith. 2013. “Assessment of User Needs of Primary Biodiversity Data: Analysis, Concerns, and Challenges”. Biodiversity Informatics 8 (2). https://doi.org/10.17161/bi.v8i2.4094.